-19%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at North Arkansas College fell 19% between 2009 and 2010 (13.2% → 10.7%).
Arkansas · Public · Predominantly certificates
North Arkansas College
Harrison, Arkansas. 1,184 undergraduate students. 54 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at North Arkansas College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at North Arkansas College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (6.0% → 0.0%).
-19%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at North Arkansas College fell 19% between 2007 and 2010 (23.3% → 18.9%).
+13%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at North Arkansas College rose 13% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.1k → $3.5k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Arkansas
Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$34,653+9% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871$31,671
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry29.1%-12% · '97→'10
Arkansas median 47.1%$5,928+243% · '97→'20
At program completion1,184-4% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS59.5%-29% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,168+248% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,544SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.3%Median federal debt $5,928 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $34,653 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-29%
North Arkansas College · retention fell
76.0% → 54.3%
+248%
North Arkansas College · in-state tuition rose
$1,008 → $3,504
+128%
North Arkansas College · out-of-state tuition rose
$2,448 → $5,592
+243%
North Arkansas College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $9,000
-100%
North Arkansas College · cohort default rate fell
24.9% → 0.0%
-44%
North Arkansas College · pell share fell
63.8% → 35.9%
+27%
North Arkansas College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$24,900 → $31,671
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,980Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$48,559Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$43,463Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.$43,055Ground Transportation.$39,626Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$38,110Precision Metal Working.$36,991Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$36,108Business/Commerce, General.$30,514Computer and Information Sciences, General.$29,350Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.$28,492
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
11 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Arkansas
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“North Arkansas College graduates earn $X” — not “North Arkansas College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending North Arkansas College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.